Medical / pathology Terms Flashcards
Acute
a condition with a sudden onset, is short lived and typically experienced to a severe or intense degree
Chronic
Prolonged, long-term, can be low intensity
Comorbid, comorbidity
coexistence of two or more disease processes
Complication
an unanticipated problem that arises due to illness or treatment of a condition
Congenital
Present from the time of birth
Contraindication
a situation that could be made worse with a specific course of treatment or in which a negative effect is likely
Demographic
an identified group of people about which information is gathered
Diagnosis
a determination of the nature of disease, injury, or defect; the naming of a disease, disorder, or dysfunction
Endemic
a pattern of disease incidence that is limited to a particular population or area
epidemic
a widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time
Etiology
the cause(s) of a disease
Idiopathic
Of unknown origin
Incidence
the number of new cases of people falling ill with a specified disease during a specific period within a specific population
Indication
a situation that would improve with a specific course of treatment or in which a positive effect is likely
Lesion
any pathogenic change in normal tissue structure, such as a tear, tumor, scar, or wound
Local
Describing a limited area of the body
Morbidity
A diseased state, the ratio of sick to well people within a population
mortality
Death rate from a specific disease
Pandemic
a contagious disease affecting the global population
Prevalance
the number of cases of a disease existing in a given population during a specific period or at a particular moment; the proportion of people affected
Prodrome
an early or predictive symptom of disease
Prognosis
the expected progression or outcome of a disease or dysfunction
Sequela
the lasting result of a specific disease or dysfunction
Sign
an objective indicator of disease that is measurable
